My BIG two year old!

My older son turned 2! All I could think about is how lucky I am to have such a sweet son. Yes, he does hit, scream, doesn't listen, and has some major meltdowns- but I love him. He says "Tanku", and please. He likes to hold my hand, and loves to cuddle in the morning. He got mad at our dog when she knocked our Daughter down this morning, and had the saddest face, and just kept telling Lexi, "NO, NO!" He was brave and got a shot at the Dr, and didn't even cry... he just kept saying "Ow!"(He did however get some tears in his eyes). He loves his big sister even though she is very bossy and not always the nicest to him. I'm so thankful that I get to be his Mommy!!

Josh got a part time job at Cottonwood Hospital- as a CNA in the Surgical Department! Hurray. This means that we won't have to wait the 5 years to get into the nursing program- and they'll pay for the rest of school. Well at least until he get's his RN.

Unfortunatly his full time job has been put in jeopardy because of his acceptance of the CNA job. The most recent offer is to give him 20-25 hrs with a pay cut. OUCH. Things are all up in the air for us. :) It's a bit stressful and I'm anxious to feel financially stable again.

We are all loving our new dog Lexi. She is a very gentle girl, and we are happy she seems to like our family. We got her a crate- hoping it will help her with separation anxiety when we leave her at home. So far she's handled it great! We bought this silly toy called a 'Chuck-it'. I was giving Josh the hardest time that he actually wanted to buy it. But, I was wrong. I can even wear her out with it. It's especially fun to take to huge fields and watch her run.

Our little girl has turned into such a chatter-box! Today I've been trying to clean a lot, and she just won't stop asking questions. Silly questions that don't always make sense. :) I'm hoping that pre-school in the fall will be good for her socially, and will help her learn the things that she resists learning from 'Mom and Dad'.

Our little boy is definatly on the verge of being a 2 year old. He has learned how to use his lungs. And I think his ears are learning to block out my voice. However, he is still a Momma's boy and I enjoy it! He went potty on the toilet last week. Just once. I'm not holding my breath on having him trained soon, but it's nice that he's at least showing some interest.

Baby boy is doing well- it makes me sad that he's already almost 6 months old. It seriously seems like it was just yesterday I was bringing him home from the hospital. He had a whitish thing on his tounge-so of course I started watching it like an eagle. I decided it was looking a lot like thrush- so he has had a purple mouth all week from the gentian violet. I hope we caught it fast enough that it won't be a big problem for us.

We are all doing well. Greatful that we are a tight knit little family during these stressful times. Soon enough they will just be a bad memory.

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Too long without a post- Not too much new, but here are some cute pictures. :)

This last picture is the newest potential member of our family. Her name is Lexi- isn't she cute? Hopefully the kids will adjust to her as well as she has already adjusted to us. :D

I'm not sure I knew what I was getting into...

So yes, this is my sweet baby boy.

He was contently on the carpet BEFORE we came upon our first little mouse friend.(Now I don't ever want him to lay on the ground again!!) After chasing the mouse around our little aparment for a while- i finally caught him, and he posed for this picture. :)

The next evening, Josh spotted another little friend. So we have set traps, but haven't caught anything yet. We are seriously trying to find a cat to join our family. We haven't ever had a cat- but are thinking it is a much better option than having rodents running around. We have found a few loving cats, but I'm a bit nervous to take the step and actually bring one home. Not sure why I'm so nervous. Any advice? Males over Females? Can declawed cats still catch mice?

And this last picture is just another one of our many friends we have met while living in a basement. :) He's not the biggest one we've come across- but with a swift hit with a flip-flop and the critter was dead.

In better news, Josh had a good interview with Pioneer Valley Hospital- we are waiting now to schedule his State CNA test, and hopefully we'll have a job as soon as he gets that over with.

I finish training for my Merchandising position tomorrow. Yay! After that I'll be able to work at my leisure. (5-10 hours a week). I'm really looking forward to having some time just for me, and earning a little income for our family. I think Josh will enjoy the time with the kids as well.

Our Easter weekend was very busy! Saturday we went up to Logan for my nephews Baptism. It was very special, and it was the first time our little girl really got to see a baptism. It was good to see all of my family- and to take the beautiful drive up to Logan. On Sunday we tried to attend a bably blessing up in Ogden, but got there a few minutes late and missed it. :( We did go to the luncheon after though, and had a great time catching up with our friends. They had a little egg hunt for all the children, and our kids were funny, they found just one peice of candy each and were content to be done hunting. :) After we got home from Ogden we headed to Grandma Err Errs for Easter Dinner. The kids did another little egg hunt, and were much better at looking for lots of eggs. It was fun!!

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We adopted this cute male Tabby named Sparky last night. (Tuesday). He is very affectionate, and sure seems like he needs some love. Unfortunatly, I broke out in hives, was very sneezy, and my eyes and throat were itchy, so we took her back this morning. :( Our poor little girl keeps talking about our kitty, and is a bit confused why we had to take him back. Guess we'll figure something else out to help with our mouse problem. I hope another family takes Sparky in, he needs a good home.